Edward Sutton, 5th Baron Dudley
Edward Sutton, 5th Baron Dudley was an English peer, politician and landowner who briefly sat in the House of Commons. Through his intemperate behaviour he won widespread notoriety, completed the financial ruin of his family, and was the last of his name to bear the title.
Portrait of Sutton
Dudley Castle, now ruined, was Lord Dudley's seat and main home.
Edward Littleton (died 1610)
Sir Edward Littleton was a Staffordshire landowner, politician and rebel from the extended Littleton/Lyttelton family. A supporter of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, he was the victim of a notorious electoral fraud in 1597 and a participant in the Essex Rebellion, although he escaped with his life. In the reign of James I he was elected a member of the parliament of England.
Tomb of two Sir Edward Littletons, father and son. East wall of north chancel aisle. Lower stage: Sir Edward Littleton (d. 1610) and his wife, Margaret Devereux. Upper stage: Sir Edward (d. 1629), and his wife, Mary Fisher. Their son, also Sir Edward, became the first baronet in 1627.
Sir Edward Littleton, who succeeded in 1574 and died in 1610, as portrayed on a double tomb in St. Michael's church, Penkridge.
Tomb of Littleton's parents, Sir Edward Littleton (died 1574) and Alice Cockayne, in St. Michael's church, Penkridge.
Penkridge parish church today. Littleton bought its property outright, acquiring numerous rights of the former royal peculiar.
